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State fans, is Leach running his usual offense?
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:28 am
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:28 am
There is a reason you typically dont ever see air raid offense in the SEC.
You frick around and throw an interception, SEC teams can usually capitalize. I dont expect to blow the doors off that squad, but I do expect something like 2018.
Coach O has never been one for coach speak, he tells it like it is. Apparently our defense is very stout.
You frick around and throw an interception, SEC teams can usually capitalize. I dont expect to blow the doors off that squad, but I do expect something like 2018.
Coach O has never been one for coach speak, he tells it like it is. Apparently our defense is very stout.
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Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:31 am to GeauxTigerNation
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is Leach running his usual offense
Yes, that's why we hired him.
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There is a reason you typically dont ever see air raid offense in the SEC.
We'll give it a few years and see if it is successful. I am cautiously optimistic. It's an interesting experiment to say the least.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:34 am to El Mattadorr
Id say LSU isnt the best team to begin the experiment on 
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:41 am to GeauxTigerNation
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Id say LSU isnt the best team to begin the experiment on
Gotta start somewhere
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:42 am to GeauxTigerNation
I certainly hope so, and I'm sure there will be struggles, but I think many people think the air raid is less adaptable than it really is.
When he has a talented RB, he'll throw lots of shovels and screens. When he has more talent on the outside, his attack is more vertical.
When he has a talented RB, he'll throw lots of shovels and screens. When he has more talent on the outside, his attack is more vertical.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:45 am to El Mattadorr
Yeah I love the Leach hire. He will completely move away from State’s reputation built under Mullen as a ball control team that plays stout D.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:49 am to GeauxTigerNation
I mean, one of his middling Washington State team almost beat SEC champion Auburn and he just lost by a field goal to Alabama while at Texas Tech.
Obviously if there are turnovers then there will be problems, but isn't that the same in any offense? Like if a running team fumbles the ball then an SEC team can usually capitalize, so I don't see what makes the Air Raid any different?
Obviously if there are turnovers then there will be problems, but isn't that the same in any offense? Like if a running team fumbles the ball then an SEC team can usually capitalize, so I don't see what makes the Air Raid any different?
This post was edited on 9/22/20 at 10:50 am
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:54 am to GeauxTigerNation
That's a ridiculous statement. LSU ran a variant of the air raid last year.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:57 am to GeauxTigerNation
LSU ran 90% of Leach's Air Raid last year.
State is going to gain yards and score points and fail to stop people. It will be exciting. They'll lose to the big boys this year, but at some point, they will pick someone off.
The question you should be asking is actually: "Is LSU a big boy this year?"
State is going to gain yards and score points and fail to stop people. It will be exciting. They'll lose to the big boys this year, but at some point, they will pick someone off.
The question you should be asking is actually: "Is LSU a big boy this year?"
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:57 am to megiddo
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Obviously if there are turnovers then there will be problems, but isn't that the same in any offense? Like if a running team fumbles the ball then an SEC team can usually capitalize, so I don't see what makes the Air Raid any different?
This. Points are points and Leach always has his team score a lot of them. Now, the defense, we’ll see what Arnett does.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 10:59 am to PorkDawg
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Now, the defense, we’ll see what Arnett does.
I hope I am pleasantly surprised, but I'm not holding my breath this year
Posted on 9/22/20 at 11:00 am to MNW
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I hope I am pleasantly surprised, but I'm not holding my breath this year
Not enough depth in the secondary for me to even begin to be comfortable
Posted on 9/22/20 at 11:01 am to GeauxTigerNation
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Id say LSU isnt the best team to begin the experiment on
If it is the first game of the season against a team that lost a lot of starters from the previous year, I'd say its a good time to see what happens.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 11:41 am to GeauxTigerNation
We saw Leach back in the Big 12...he can score on anybody. In 2016 he hung 59 points on #6 Oklahoma..and got beat by a late touchdown. If a team has any weakness in the LB/DB area..it will be a long afternoon for someone. People in the SEC, especially LSU, aren’t paying attention. Leach has a veteran transfer QB with a career 62.5% passing completion rate. Leach’s air raid offense doesn’t require NFL quality receivers, just an accurate QB. Just like LSU last year with Burrow’s.
This post was edited on 9/22/20 at 11:52 am
Posted on 9/22/20 at 12:14 pm to megiddo
The difference is time of possession and how much easier it is to turn the ball over with a freshman or inexperienced qb. With a good qb it is almost unstoppable until the red zone where it becomes much more difficult to create space.
He can compete but that was a Shula lead Alabama team not really comparable to a saban lead Alabama.
He can compete but that was a Shula lead Alabama team not really comparable to a saban lead Alabama.
This post was edited on 9/22/20 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 9/22/20 at 12:16 pm to anc
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LSU ran 90% of Leach's Air Raid last year.
lol no they didn't. Not all pass heavy offenses are air raid and Leach runs one of the simpler air raids out there.
One thing you can be certain of about Leach is that no matter where he is or who he plays, he will run his system to answer OP's question.
This post was edited on 9/22/20 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 9/22/20 at 12:17 pm to GeauxTigerNation
Your defense looks stout because you lost the best college quarterback ever, The OC, nearly the entire Ol, and the best WR in the draft. You were average by LSU standards on defense last year and lost a shite ton off of that defense with the draft and opt outs. Leach is running his offense and will score on LSU. Our defense is going to be trash and LSU will score a bunch on us. It will be a 38-28 type game with LSU scoring late to ice it IMO.
This post was edited on 9/22/20 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 9/22/20 at 12:20 pm to peepingcrxxms
Leach can flat out coach. So, with MSU having a very good RB I expect him to run the ball more than a lot of people think he will.
Posted on 9/22/20 at 12:23 pm to GeauxTigerNation
Posted on 9/22/20 at 12:25 pm to Shaft Williams
If leach can coach how many pac 12 titles did he win? He averaged 6 to 7 loses in his time at Washington state
This post was edited on 9/22/20 at 12:28 pm
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